To celebrate the closing of Tears and Ecstasy, DREW DENNY will perform a multimedia reenactment of her dad’s death- just in time for Father’s Day! Combining pre-recorded score composed by Morgan Gee, live music by Big Whup, video projection and a loosely scripted participatory play, Drew’s performance tells a true story about the absurd nature of the cancer narrative.

In the courtyard:
Laura Steenberge is creating a multi-media presentation about tears and absence through visual metaphors and popular song references by using ink, voice, and household objects.

Hybrid artist Niko Solorio will perform some rare songs from his intimate underground recordings with Robbie Hansen as well as some Pocket Niko classics, and Julia Holter will perform an entrancing collection of esoteric pop gems.

Inside the gallery:

Throughout the course of the evening, Sadie Siegel will be working with sounds which require little more than half of your attention. Responding to the scale and surfaces of the interior, the performance invites the audience to move through somewhat static fields of sound, focusing when they are inclined on the event of its output.

Ale (dublab) and Dan Collins (L.A. RECORD) will perform DJ sets complimented with
visual projection by Jesselisa Moretti and Yelena Zhelezov.

“After a few days in the rain and dark grey-blue, a light turned around inside my head and I saw where the glow of the forest’s green velvet cloak was coming from.” ~ Anonymous

TEARS & ECSTASY

Emotive artworks by

William Ambrose (Flagstaff)
Colin Ambulence
Don Bolles
Cody Brant (Portland)
Krista Chael
Brianne Cirel
Drew Denny
Elon L Etzioni
Remi Faure (Marseille)
Phillip Graffham
Joey Halter
Shelley Harrison
Jeremy Kennedy
Michael Jasorka
Owleyes
Brian Schirk
Aiyana Udesen (San Francisco)
Jesse Weidel (Eureka)

curated by Colin Manning

May 26 – June 19, 2011
Exhibit Hours; Noon -6pm, Wednesday – Sunday

Opening Reception 7-12pm, Friday, May 27
with performance by Nora Keyes @ 11pm

June 11 9pm Performance by Carboard Lamb and Mr. Thielax

June 18 Performance by Drew Denny and Big Whup

SANCHO Gallery
1549 West Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles (Echo Park), CA 90026

williamambrose.com
kristachael.com
jessewiedel.com
mydrewdenny.com
immortalmortal.com
phillipgraffham.com
elonetzioni.com
bombshell-comics.com
beautifuldecay.com/2009/06/10/cody-brant/

TEARS & ECSTASY CLOSING EVENT FEATURING PERFORMANCE, PROJECTION, AND MUSIC BY:
JULIA HOLTER
LAURA STEENBERGE
NIKO SOLORIO (feat. projections from CHAD DILLEY)
SADIE SIEGEL
DREW DENNY feat. MORGAN GEE & BIG WHUP
DJ sets by ALE (dublab) & DAN COLLINS (L.A. RECORD)
visuals by JESSELISA MORETTI & YELENA ZHELEZOV

DREW DENNY CURATES TEARS AND ECSTASY WITH LAURA STEENBERGE + JULIANA HOLTER + DUBLAB DJS + MUCH MORE ON SAT., JUN. 17, AT SANCHO GALLERY, 1549 W. SUNSET BLVD. IN ECHO PARK. 8-11 PM / FREE / ALL AGES